Reading Room for Debate’s contributers on US Syria policy made me think about the difference between beltway foreign policy wonks and international relations scholars. The former subscribe overwhelmingly to liberal hegemonism; most of the latter to some version of realism. While there is a lot of variation within both groups, the gulf between the two is considerably wider.
A Realist Takes on Liberal Hawks
A Realist Takes on Liberal Hawks
A Realist Takes on Liberal Hawks
Reading Room for Debate’s contributers on US Syria policy made me think about the difference between beltway foreign policy wonks and international relations scholars. The former subscribe overwhelmingly to liberal hegemonism; most of the latter to some version of realism. While there is a lot of variation within both groups, the gulf between the two is considerably wider.